"YOUNG AT HEART - TOYS FROM DAYS GONE BY"

Come and play with us! Currently featured in the Tait Room is “Young at Heart” --Toys from days gone by, an exhibit designed to take you back to the days of paper dolls and Tinkertoys. From vintage Eaton’s Beauty Dolls, wind-up trains and Lincoln Logs to cap guns, comic books and jacks, there’s bound to be something in our display that will make you smile and say “I remember…”

Junior Geologist with Rusty Rockhound

Hey Kids! Did you know Summerland has some very cool rocks? Did you know that Giant's Head Mountain is a part of a really old volcano? Do you know what a lava bomb is?

Find out more about your town and its geology as we go on a Geo Field Trip and learn about becoming a Junior Geologist!!

(Site and game is appropriate for six to ten year old children)

Try Junior Geologist...

Irvine and Doreen Adams c. 1980

2009 Museum Project: One with Nature:
The Life and Art of Irvine Adams

Community Memories is a program funded by the Canadian Heritage Information Network which produces exhibits for viewing on the Virtual Museum of Canada. “One with Nature: The Life and Art of Irvine Adams” is Summerland's Community Memory that can be viewed on the internet at this link.

Summerland's Community Memory

The exhibit involves images, taped interviews, text, music and video and relates the history of Summerland and the lives of the Adams family through a series of storylines. Clicking on "Stories" is a good way to view the exhibit. The venture would not have been possible without the support of many community members including two nephews of Adams, Don and Brian and niece Beryl Hammerton, our museum volunteers and residents of the area that shared their stories with us. Feedback is welcome!

The Summerland Community Mural Project

Help commemorate the Bicentennial of the Fur Brigade Trail 

Two hundred years ago four fur traders travelled by horseback through the Okanagan Valley - from Fort Okanogan, Washington to Kamloops, BC.  The men followed an ancient Aboriginal trail along the Okanogan River and north, through what is now Summerland, eventually arriving at Tk’emlúps (Kamloops). This historic visit represents the first recorded contact between the White and First Nation people of the southern interior of BC. 

Summerland is the site of the only encampment site which is preserved as a municipal park (Priest Camp Historic Park) and the only portion of the original trail preserved as a municipal linear park (Fur Brigade Trail Linear Park).  

To commemorate this historic event, the Faith Rebekah Lodge, Summerland Museum and Summerland Community Cultural Development Committee (CCDC), have commissioned Larry Hunter to paint a “Fur Brigade Trail” mural and map on the walls of the I.O.O.F./Rebekah Hall on Main Street.  

Public art provides an attractive addition to our downtown core and has a positive effect on tourism and our local community.  This mural will not only add life to Main Street, it will also tell a story about the significance of the Fur Brigade Trail in Summerland’s history. 

The mural will cost approximately $10,000. This includes mural design and artwork, preparing the wall for painting and all materials.  Donations from individuals, businesses and organizations are urgently needed!  Donations are needed to help transform a blank wall into a work of art and will contribute to the beautification of our town!  A permanent dedication plaque will be installed to celebrate the donors that have made this historic project possible!   All donations will receive tax receipts.   

Cheques may be made out to “The Summerland Museum and Heritage Society” or “The District of Summerland”, with reference to “CCDC Mural Project”.  (by October 1st if possible).  

Donations can be dropped off or mailed to the Summerland Municipal Hall, 13211 Henry Avenue, Box 159, Summerland, V0H 1Z0, or the Summerland Museum 9521 Wharton Street, Box 1491,  Summerland,V0H 1Z0.  

For more information contact: Sharon Stone, Administrator, Summerland Museum – info@summerlandmuseum.org   250-494-9395 or 250-494-8238

The Summerland Museum distributes newsletters to its members twice a year. Anyone interested in receiving new releases of “Museum Musings” should contact the Museum.

Archived Newsletters (click to download PDF)
Winter 2008
Summer 2009
Winter 2010
Summer 2011

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